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Agence France-Presse: China defends record at U.N. Human Rights Council; others beg to differ

October 23, 2013

From Agence France-Presse, “China defends record at U.N. Human Rights Council; others beg to differ”:

In the run-up to China’s review, campaigners and Western officials raised the alarm about the disappearance of Chinese activist Cao Shunli, who had been due in Geneva.

Her whereabouts is still unknown, said Sharon Hom, executive director of the U.S.-based Human Rights in China, who accused Beijing of “mouthing openness to criticism” without genuinely acknowledging failings.

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